Alf Sjöberg (original) (raw)
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- Alf Sjöberg was born on June 21, 1903 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He was a director and writer, known for Miss Julie (1951), Ön (1966) and Torment (1944). He died on April 16, 1980 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.
- Considered to be one of the greatest directors of Swedish theatre. For many years, he also served as a mentor and coach for Ingmar Bergman.
- His films usually had complex plots and were characterised by a strong visual sense, a mixture of realism and expressionism.
- Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 1017-1022. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.
- In his later years, became disillusioned with film and returned to the stage.
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